Brent Olds

Vice President | Development Director

Sergeant Brent C. Olds | USMC

Sergeant Brent Olds was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 28, 1983. He graduated from high school and enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of seventeen.

Sergeant Olds attended The School of Infantry from October to December 2001. Following graduation, he reported to Camp Lejeune, 3rd Bn, 8th Marines Kilo Co. Anti-Terrorism Bn in January 2002. He deployed to Okinawa Japan in December 2002 and was soon forward deployed to Bahrain in February 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In Bahrain he conducted anti-piracy operations in and throughout the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal. Sergeant Olds was a Saw-Gunner and provided security on multiple tankers and supply ships. He returned from Japan in October 2003.

In April 2004, Sergeant Olds was activated while on alert status as part of the Anti-Terrorism Bn and deployed to Haiti for a four-month tour where he served as squad leader. Sergeant Olds provided security for the Prime Minister of Haiti place of residence. He planned and executed multiple mounted and dis-mounted combat patrols throughout Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, to ensure success of UN Humanitarian Aid missions. He returned from Haiti In August 2004.

Sergeant Olds returned to Camp Lejeune and deployed with 3rd Bn 8th Marines in December 2004 to Fallujah, Iraq. There he conducted mounted and dismounted patrols, operating out of Abu Ghraib prison resulting in the recovery of assets and ensured the security and stabilization within the region. In addition, Sergeant Olds also provided security for polling sites for the Iraqi Government elections in January 2005. Sergeant Olds operated in multiple areas of operations (AO), including but not limited to Kharma, Fallujah, and Nasr Wal Salam. He returned in June 2005, and within one month transitioned out of the Marine Corps.

Sergeant Olds moved to Florida and began school. In February 2008, Sergeant Olds reenlisted back into the Marine Corps and was stationed at Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), where he was assigned infantry squad leader. In 2009, Sergeant Olds deployed with 3rd Bn 3rd Marines, Lima Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st squad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He conducted Port of Entry operations on the Iraq-Syrian border as well as numerous mounted and dismounted patrols covering over a thousand miles as squad leader and convoy commander. Sergeant Olds planned and executed patrols providing security for United Nations personnel, in order to complete humanitarian operations for more than two thousand displaced Palestinian refugees. Sergeant Olds returned from Iraq in November 2009.

He deployed again with 3rd Bn 3rd Marines Lima Co. 2nd Platoon in November 2009 to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. During his last deployment he conducted constant dismounted patrols throughout the Helmand Province. Sergeant Olds and his men executed 2 TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Airplane) missions resulting in recovery of a downed Navy search and rescue helicopter and recovery of a downed Marine Cobra helicopter. Sergeant Olds was also in charge of combining and training of Fourth Tolia Afghan National Army soldiers. He led a squad of 9 Marines and 7 Afghan soldiers as the both the main effort and supporting efforts for 2 Bn Operations, 6 company operations, and over 10 platoon operations. Sergeant Olds returned from that deployment in December 2010.